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holy oil

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holy oil
n. Ecclesiastical
1. See chrism.
2. Olive oil blessed by a bishop and used to anoint the sick and in sacramentals.
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Noun1.holy oil - a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsamholy oil - a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
chrism, chrisom, sacramental oil
ointment, salve, unguent, balm, unction - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
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So I come, master, and the people say to me: 'A great blessing has been revealed, holy oil trickles from the cheeks of our blessed Mother, the Holy Virgin Mother of God'.
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